Thursday, January 2, 2020

TOP STARS AND ARTISTS NOMINATED AT THE 24TH ASIAN TV AWARDS

Get access to the
biggest awards festival in Asia as Manila hosts for the first time the 24th
Asian TV Awards (ATA) this year. Tickets to the 24th ATA Awards
Night, After Party, and Concert are available at www.ticketworld.com.ph.

The best and brightest
TV stars and artists of the region are nominated at the 24th Asian Television
Awards, which will be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theaters at the
Resorts World Manila in Pasay City from January 10 to 12, 2020.

ATA, considered as
Asian TV’s most celebrated gathering of industry professionals, has been
honoring and recognizing hundreds of Asian actors, directors, producers, hosts
and presenters since its founding in 1996.

The Philippines, the
host country of the 24th Asian Television Awards, received 20 nominations in
categories such as Best Leading Male Performance - Digital (for Martin Del
Rosario of the series “Born Beautiful” by Cignal TV), Best Actress in a Leading
Role (for Julie Ann San Jose for GMA-7’s animated series “Barangay 143”).

Cathy Yang (of the ABS-CBN News Channel’s “Market Edge with
Cathy Yang”) and Cito Beltran (for Cignal TV’s “Agenda”) are both nominated in
the Best News Presenter or Anchor category, while Mark A. Reyes is nominated in
the Best Direction (“Fiction”) category for his work in the digital series
Mystified. The Philippines also dominated the Best Theme Song category; all
five nominees came from the country.

Some of the most
acclaimed and most popular artists of the region also received nods in the 24th
edition of the Asian Television Awards. Among the stars to be nominated include
Thailand’s Purim Rattanaruangwattana and Attaphan Poonsawat (for Best Actor in
a Supporting Role), Taiwan’s Nicolas Teo and William Hsieh (Best Actor in a
Leading Role), South Korea’s Kim Hye-Ja (Best Actress in a Leading Role), and
China’s Zhu Yi Long (Best Actor in a Supporting Role) and Angelababy (Best
Actress in a Leading Role), among many others.

Other nominees include
Chanon Santinatornkul (best known for his role in the hit 2017 Thai movie “Bad
Genius”) and Korapat Kirdpan (a popular TV actor from Thailand who has starred
in the famed youth series “Hormones”).

Winners of the 24th
Asian Television Awards will be announced during the Award Ceremonies which
will be held on January 10 and 11, 2020. This year’s ATA will be hosted by
Filipino personalities, actor Mark Neumann and TV journalist Cathy Yang,
popular Thai model-actress Ase Wang, and Singapore media personality Wallace
Ang. The January 11 ceremony will feature a red carpet event, where the
region’s best and most popular stars are expected to attend. A concert will cap
off the awards festival on January 12, 2020 featuring top Asian performers
headlined by Indonesian star Anggun and Filipino artists Martin Nievera, Kris
Lawrence, 4th Impact, and Morisette to name a few.

Over 300 international
delegates, composed of filmmakers, TV producers, actors and TV hosts, are
expected to arrive in the Philippines to grace the three-day event. The 24th
ATA event will be streamed live on Facebook via @asiantvawards.

To see the complete
list of 24th Asian Television Awards nominees, visit their website:
https://www.asiantvawards.com/nominees/2019-nominees.

Tickets to the Awards
Night, After Party, and Concert of the 24th Asian Television Awards are available
at www.ticketworld.com.ph. For more information about the event, follow
@asiantvawards on Facebook and Instagram.